EL CONVENIO DEL AGUA DE LA UNECE: ¿UN INSTRUMENTO COMPATIBLE CON LA CONVENCIÓN DE 1997 PARA REGULAR LOS USOS DEL AGUA DULCE INTERNACIONAL? UN ANÁLISIS COMPARADO

The present work is a practical and applied comparative study of a generic aspect highlighted both in the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and in its text, this is cooperation for development among States and the right to a living condition with human dignity. In this regard, the management of international fresh water and environmental sustainability becomes an aspect of great importance, that will have an increasing incidence in future years. In this understanding, the main aspects of the two main international conventions, the 1992 Water Convention and the 1997 Convention that regulate both the uses of international watercourses for purposes other than navigation, are analyzedhere. To the extent of this coincidence, it seems necessary to specify the differences between them, especially when both are in force and open to the ratification or accession of more States. We will take as a basis the Water Convention (which was the last of the two to be internationalized and contains more detailed rules) and we will analyze its main provisions, observing the extent to which they diverge or are compatible with the provisions of the Convention of 1997, to conclude on this aspect and its consequences.